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Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Agroecosystems
- 1st Edition - January 12, 2023
- Editor: Avinash P. Ingle
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 4 4 6 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 4 4 7 - 7
Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Agroecosystems presents the latest research on the role of nanotechnology in agriculture and agroecosystems, offering innovations and many pote… Read more
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Request a sales quoteNanotechnology in Agriculture and Agroecosystems presents the latest research on the role of nanotechnology in agriculture and agroecosystems, offering innovations and many potential benefits in terms of plant growth, food production, crop protection and ecosystem management. Sections introduce new perspectives on the use of nanotechnology in agroecosystems and sustainable agriculture. Subsequent chapters focus on specific areas of innovation, covering a wide range of applications, including plant disease and protection, food processing and packaging, soil quality, precision farming, and groundwater treatment.
This is a valuable resource for researchers and advanced students across a range of disciplines, but it is also ideal for industrial scientists, engineers and R&D professionals with an interest in nanotechnology and sustainable technologies for agriculture and agro-industries.
- Offers new perspectives on nanotechnology and nanoscale materials for sustainable agriculture and agroecosystems
- Highlights state-of-the-art techniques, such as nanotechnology-mediated gene transfer in plants
- Addresses challenges relating to plant disease, crop production, processing, soil and ecosystem management
Researchers and advanced students from across nanotechnology, agricultural science, biotechnology, sustainability, food science, materials science, chemistry, chemical engineering, and environmental science. Scientists, engineers, and R&D professionals with an interest in nanotechnology and sustainable technologies for agriculture and agro-industries
1. Nanotechnology: New perspectives in agroecosystems and sustainable agriculture
2. Nanotechnology-mediated gene transfer in plants: A novel approach
3. Applications of nanomaterials in plant disease management and protection
4. Nanotechnological strategies for enhanced crop production and plant growth
5. Nano-based sensors for sustainable agriculture
6. Nanotechnology for agro-based food processing and packaging
7. Agro-nanodiagnostics for plant diseases
8. Nanotechnology in environmental/soil remediation: Current advances
9. Toxicological impact of nanoparticles on soil enzyme activities, with reference to complex sugar degradation in soil
10. Toxicological concerns of nanomaterials on soil fertility and environment
11. Toxicological effects of nanomaterials on aquatic organisms
12. Emerging role of nanotechnology in precision farming
13. Nanomaterials as novel elicitors of plant secondary metabolites
14. Effects of nanomaterials on beneficial soil microorganisms
15. Dual role of nanotechnology in plants in response to biotic and abiotic stresses
16. Application of nanomaterials in groundwater treatment
17. Nanotechnology and agribusiness
2. Nanotechnology-mediated gene transfer in plants: A novel approach
3. Applications of nanomaterials in plant disease management and protection
4. Nanotechnological strategies for enhanced crop production and plant growth
5. Nano-based sensors for sustainable agriculture
6. Nanotechnology for agro-based food processing and packaging
7. Agro-nanodiagnostics for plant diseases
8. Nanotechnology in environmental/soil remediation: Current advances
9. Toxicological impact of nanoparticles on soil enzyme activities, with reference to complex sugar degradation in soil
10. Toxicological concerns of nanomaterials on soil fertility and environment
11. Toxicological effects of nanomaterials on aquatic organisms
12. Emerging role of nanotechnology in precision farming
13. Nanomaterials as novel elicitors of plant secondary metabolites
14. Effects of nanomaterials on beneficial soil microorganisms
15. Dual role of nanotechnology in plants in response to biotic and abiotic stresses
16. Application of nanomaterials in groundwater treatment
17. Nanotechnology and agribusiness
- No. of pages: 476
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 12, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323994460
- eBook ISBN: 9780323994477
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Avinash P. Ingle
Dr. Avinash P. Ingle has completed his doctoral degree from Department of Biotechnology, SGB Amravati University, Amravati. He had worked as Research Scientist in the same department from 2013-2016. Later he has awarded Postdoctoral Fellow (FAPESP) at the Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil for three years. Currently, Dr. Ingle is currently working as Research Scientist (Ramanujan Fellow) at Biotechnology Centre, Department of Agricultural Botany, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Agricultural University, Akola, Maharashtra, India. Dr. Ingle has edited 10 books from various publishers like Springer, Elsevier, Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, Blackwell Wiley, etc. in the fields of bioenergy, biotechnology, and nanotechnology. Moreover, he has published about 65 book chapters and more than 90 research publications of high repute in esteemed journals. The research interests of Dr. Ingle mainly include nanobiotechnology, biofuel technology and sustainable agriculture.
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